TUULE
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

TUULE — EST 408

Model: First 44.7

BeneteauBruce Farr

Updated

TUULE (EST 408) is a First 44.7 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2021 and has won 1 race. She sails with a larger sail plan than most First 44.7s. Against a typical First 44.7 she is quicker downwind, and slower on a beam reach.

TUULE EST 408 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

12

Race starts

1

Win

8%

Podiums

83

Race Edge

First 44.7: 78

508.8s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn92
10–16 kn8
Over 16 kn1
TUULEA typical First 44.7How Race Edge works
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Length

13.35 m

43′ 10″

Beam

3.97 m

Draft

2.62 m

Displacement

9.6 t

Sail area

110 m²

On the podium

Where TUULE finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

8%

of 12 starts · First 44.7 fleet: 17%

Wins

8%

Wins8%1
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium92%11

Regattas

Every regatta we found with TUULE on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Estonia59.Kihnu Regatt 2026 (ORC EKV etapp)202641
  • EstoniaPärnu Lühirada 2026 (ORC)20263333
  • Estonia19.Ruhnu Regatt 2026 (ORC EKV etapp)20262
  • EstoniaA.Le Coq 64. Muhu Vaina Regatt / Moonsund Regatta 2021 - offshore2021810711579
  • EstoniaA.Le Coq 64. Muhu Vaina Regatt - Parnu lyhirada / inshore2021858

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 5 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

6 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats TUULE meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

TUULE aheadRival ahead
PREMIUM · X-4110%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
FORTE · X-4110%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
MATILDA 4 · J/1120%ahead in 0 of 10 meetings
ANGEL-ROSE II · Ridas 3710%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
CREDIT 24 SAILING · Salona 3820%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
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OLYMPIC · X-4120%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
ADELANTE · J/11210%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
PROJECT A1 · Marina 3680%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
SYLVIA · Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek)100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
BERTA · Elan 38090%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
MERION-X · Xp 44100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
KIND OF MAGIC · IMX 3890%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
GABRIEL · Lion 414100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
ZUXU · Comet 41100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
MERION · Archambault 40100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
SLEEPER · J/11100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
TAKE OFF · Elan 410100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
VENTUS · Melges 32100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
INANNA · First 53100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
WIZARD · Waarschip 3680%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
Other competitors (5)

Met too few times for a figure.

FREYA (First 36.7, 2 meetings), MASU (X-34, 2 meetings), NORA LII (Ridas 35, 2 meetings), SUGAR (Corsa 915, 2 meetings), ISABELL X2 (X 4, 2 meetings)

How TUULE compares with a typical First 44.7

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 44.7s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 44.7; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.08 kn
Beam reach-0.10 kn
Broad reach+0.06 kn
Downwind+0.06 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 44.7 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

TUULE in blue, a typical First 44.7 dashed.

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TUULE in blue, a typical First 44.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 44.7s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 44.7

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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